10.6 Segment Relationships in Circles - Mrs. Barnhart's Classes

10.6 Segment Relationships in Circles

REASONING ABSTRACTLY

To be proficient in math, you need to make sense of quantities and their relationships in problem situations.

Essential Question What relationships exist among the

segments formed by two intersecting chords or among segments of two

secants that intersect outside a circle?

Segments Formed by Two Intersecting Chords

Work with a partner. Use dynamic geometry software.

a. Construct two chords B--C and D--E Sample

that intersect in the interior of a circle at a point F.

B

b. Find the segment lengths BF, CF, DF, and EF and complete the table. What do you observe?

E F

BF CF BF CF

A

C

D

DF EF DF EF

c. Repeat parts (a) and (b) several times. Write a conjecture about your results.

Secants Intersecting Outside a Circle

Work with a partner. Use dynamic geometry software.

a. Construct two secants BC and BD

that intersect at a point B outside a circle, as shown.

Sample

b. Find the segment lengths BE, BC,

BF, and BD, and complete the table.

E

What do you observe?

B

BE BC BE BC

F

C A

BF BD BF BD

D

D

9

18

A

E

F

8

C

c. Repeat parts (a) and (b) several times. Write a conjecture about your results.

Communicate Your Answer

3. What relationships exist among the segments formed by two intersecting chords or among segments of two secants that intersect outside a circle?

4. Find the segment length AF in the figure at the left.

Section 10.6 Segment Relationships in Circles 569

10.6 Lesson

Core Vocabulary

segments of a chord, p. 570 tangent segment, p. 571 secant segment, p. 571 external segment, p. 571

What You Will Learn

Use segments of chords, tangents, and secants.

Using Segments of Chords, Tangents, and Secants

When two chords intersect in the interior of a circle, each chord is divided into two segments that are called segments of the chord.

Theorem

Theorem 10.18 Segments of Chords Theorem If two chords intersect in the interior of a circle, then the product of the lengths of the segments of one chord is equal to the product of the lengths of the segments of the other chord.

Proof Ex. 19, p. 574

C

A

E

B

D

EA EB = EC ED

Using Segments of Chords

Find ML and JK.

M

x + 2

K

N x

x + 4 x + 1

J

SOLUTION

NK NJ = NL NM x (x + 4) = (x + 1) (x + 2)

x2 + 4x = x2 + 3x + 2

L

Segments of Chords Theorem Substitute. Simplify.

4x = 3x + 2

Subtract x2 from each side.

x = 2

Subtract 3x from each side.

Find ML and JK by substitution.

ML = (x + 2) + (x + 1)

JK = x + (x + 4)

= 2 + 2 + 2 + 1

= 2 + 2 + 4

= 7

= 8

So, ML = 7 and JK = 8.

Monitoring Progress

Find the value of x.

1. x6 43

Help in English and Spanish at

2.

2

4 x + 1

3

570 Chapter 10 Circles

Core Concept

Tangent Segment and Secant Segment

R

A tangent segment is a segment that

external segment Q

is tangent to a circle at an endpoint. A secant segment is a segment that

P

secant segment

contains a chord of a circle and has exactly one endpoint outside the

tangent segment S

circle. The part of a secant segment that is outside the circle is called an external segment.

PS is a tangent segment. PR is a secant segment. PQ is the external segment of PR.

Theorem

Theorem 10.19 Segments of Secants Theorem

If two secant segments share the same endpoint outside a circle, then the product of the lengths of

B A

one secant segment and its external segment equals the product of the lengths of the other secant segment and

E

its external segment.

C

D

Proof Ex. 20, p. 574

EA EB = EC ED

Using Segments of Secants

Find the value of x.

R

SOLUTION

RP RQ = RS RT 9 (11 + 9) = 10 (x + 10)

180 = 10x + 100 80 = 10x 8 = x

Q 11 9P 10 S x T

Segments of Secants Theorem Substitute. Simplify. Subtract 100 from each side. Divide each side by 10.

The value of x is 8.

Monitoring Progress

Find the value of x.

3. 96

x 5

Help in English and Spanish at

4.

3 x+2

x+1 x-1

Section 10.6 Segment Relationships in Circles 571

Theorem

Theorem 10.20 Segments of Secants and Tangents Theorem

If a secant segment and a tangent segment share an endpoint outside a circle, then the product of the lengths of the secant segment and its external segment equals the square of the length of the tangent segment.

Proof Exs. 21 and 22, p. 574

A

E C D

EA2 = EC ED

ANOTHER WAY

IsnegEmxaemntpsleQ--S3,aynoduQ--cTan. draw

R

16

Q

x S8

T

Because RQS and RTQ intercept the same arc, they are congruent. By the Reflexive Property of Congruence (Theorem 2.2), QRS TRQ. So, RSQ RQT by the AA Similarity Theorem (Theorem 8.3). You can use this fact to write and solve a proportion to find x.

Using Segments of Secants and Tangents

Find RS.

R

SOLUTION

RQ2 = RS RT 162 = x (x + 8)

256 = x2 + 8x

Segments of Secants and Tangents Theorem

Substitute.

Simplify.

0 = x2 + 8x - 256

x = -- -8 ? -- 8-- 2 2-(14)(1-- -- )(-256)

x = -4 ? 4-- 17

Write in standard form. Use Quadratic Formula. Simplify.

Use the positive solution because lengths cannot be negative.

So, x = -4 + 4-- 17 12.49, and RS 12.49.

16

x S

Q

8 T

Finding the Radius of a Circle

Find the radius of the aquarium tank.

SOLUTION

CB2 = CE CD

202 = 8 (2r + 8)

400 = 16r + 64 336 = 16r 21 = r

Segments of Secants

Dr

and Tangents Theorem

Substitute.

Simplify.

Subtract 64 from each side.

Divide each side by 16.

So, the radius of the tank is 21 feet.

B 20 ft

r E 8 ftC

Monitoring Progress

Find the value of x.

5.

6.

31

x

Help in English and Spanish at

5x 7

7.

x

10 12

8. WHAT IF? In Example 4, CB = 35 feet and CE = 14 feet. Find the radius of the tank.

572 Chapter 10 Circles

10.6 Exercises

Dynamic Solutions available at

Vocabulary and Core Concept Check

1. VOCABULARY The part of the secant segment that is outside the circle is called a(n) _____________.

2. WRITING Explain the difference between a tangent segment and a secant segment.

Monitoring Progress and Modeling with Mathematics

In Exercises 3?6, find the value of x. (See Example 1.)

3.

4.

12 10

6 x

x - 3 10 18

9

5.

x 8 x + 8

6

6.

15 2x 12

x + 3

15. ERROR ANALYSIS Describe and correct the error in finding CD.

F 3A

5

B

4 D C

CD DF = AB AF

CD 4 = 5 3 CD 4 = 15

CD = 3.75

In Exercises 7?10, find the value of x. (See Example 2.)

7.

8.

5

10 6

7 x

x

8

4

9.

10.

5 4

x + 4

x - 2

45 x 27

50

In Exercises 11?14, find the value of x. (See Example 3.)

11.

12.

x

24

7

9

12

x

16. MODELING WITH MATHEMATICS The Cassini

spacecraft is on a mission in orbit around Saturn until

September 2017. Three of Saturn's moons, Tethys,

Calypso, and Telesto, have nearly circular orbits of

radius 295,000 kilometers. The diagram shows the

positions of the moons and the spacecraft on one

oCfaCssainssiitnoi'Ts emthiysssiownhse. nFAi--nDd

the distance DB is tangent to the

from circular

orbit. (See Example 4.)

Tethys B

Calypso C

83,000 km

D Cassini

Saturn

203,000 km Telesto A

13.

x 12

14.

x + 4

3

2

x

Section 10.6 Segment Relationships in Circles 573

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